QB 1 by Mike Lupica
Peyton and Eli Manning meet Wyatt and Jake Cullen. Jake is a freshman quarterback in Texas where high stakes football is not just a game. Jake must live up to his older brother Wyatt's championship legacy and the pressure of his father, a former NFL quarterback.
Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been playing make-believe games together for years, creating worlds of characters with their action figures and dolls. They take turns leading this continually changing game, but ruling over all is the Great Queen, a creepy china doll. Just when it looks like the three might be growing up and leaving the game behind, Poppy reveals that she is being haunted. Reality and make-believe begin to blend, and the three head out on an adventure they will never forget.
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Words don’t come easy for Victor Vollmer, a boy with an impossible stutter. He spends the summer working his best friend’s paper route, and along the way gains a much-needed sense of self and community. He never anticipated how meeting his customers would lead to new discoveries, friendships, and danger behind the closed doors of neighbors.
Words don’t come easy for Victor Vollmer, a boy with an impossible stutter. He spends the summer working his best friend’s paper route, and along the way gains a much-needed sense of self and community. He never anticipated how meeting his customers would lead to new discoveries, friendships, and danger behind the closed doors of neighbors.
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Eleven years ago in a small town in North Carolina, Moses LoBeau was adopted into a family who discovered her floating downriver after a hurricane. Now, the family she loves is threatened when a policeman comes to town asking about a murder. Moe and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth.
Eleven years ago in a small town in North Carolina, Moses LoBeau was adopted into a family who discovered her floating downriver after a hurricane. Now, the family she loves is threatened when a policeman comes to town asking about a murder. Moe and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth.
This fast-paced book takes readers through the assassination of President Kennedy by switching among the actions of Lee Harvey Oswald, the president, the Secret Service, and the first lady. Photographs, video stills, and diagrams help readers get a clear picture of what happened on November 22, 1963.
Just a few miles from Atlanta, the city of Clarkston became a settlement for families of refugees from war-torn countries. Soccer coach Luma Mufleh formed the Fugees, a soccer team consisting of boys from various countries and backgrounds. This inspiring book explores the array of challenges the team faced on and off the field and how determination prevailed.
By the age of 12, Willow Chance has suffered more loss than most people experience in a lifetime. At her new school, she is accused of cheating because no one has ever finished the state test in just 17 minutes, let alone received a perfect score. She must attend behavioral counseling, but the bond she forms there with an unlikely cast of characters is heartfelt and transformative. Willow's story
is one of renewal; her life is rebuilt and a unique family is created.
is one of renewal; her life is rebuilt and a unique family is created.
A group of counterfeiters scheme to steal Abraham Lincoln’s body from his tomb and ransom Lincoln’s remains for money to free a master counterfeiter from jail. Secret Service agents learn of the plot, recruit an undercover agent to infiltrate the gang, and try to catch the criminals before they can rob Lincoln’s grave.
One fish, Two fish, Bluefish - everyone has been labeled, at some time. Travis’ label is his secret. When Mr. McQueen, a clever teacher, and Velveeta, a sassy girl with a secret of her own, enter his life, Travis starts to see that he might be more than his label. Despite a hard past and present life, what he thought was impossible becomes worth trying.
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Joel, an underachieving scholarship student, desperately wishes he was chosen to be one of the elite Rithmatists whose job is to keep their country safe from the dangerous chalklings. When Rithmatic
students begin disappearing from his school, Joel is recruited to help the investigation.
Joel, an underachieving scholarship student, desperately wishes he was chosen to be one of the elite Rithmatists whose job is to keep their country safe from the dangerous chalklings. When Rithmatic
students begin disappearing from his school, Joel is recruited to help the investigation.
American scientist Caitlin O’Connell studied African elephants in the wild and made many amazing discoveries about the lives of elephants and how they communicate.
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In a kingdom ravaged by civil war, a nobleman of the court seeks an impersonator to play the role of the king’s long-lost son in order to unify the people. He enlists a group of four orphans, including Sage, who must compete for the part. Can Sage win the part and pull off the role as a prince?
In a kingdom ravaged by civil war, a nobleman of the court seeks an impersonator to play the role of the king’s long-lost son in order to unify the people. He enlists a group of four orphans, including Sage, who must compete for the part. Can Sage win the part and pull off the role as a prince?
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal (Scientists in the Field Series) by Sy Montgomery
The lowland tapir is an animal that looks like a hippopotamus with a short elephant trunk. It is an important but not-well-understood part of the ecosystem of Brazil's Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands. In this book, a group of scientists in the field use high-tech, motion-activated cameras and radio collars and low-tech tranquilizer guns and traps to learn more about the elusive and unusual tapir.
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This is the story of a boy, a girl, and a ghost. In the land of Never Better, Jeremy Johnson Johnson is a smart, sensitive 15 year old who hears voices, particularly the voice of Jacob Grimm- one half of the famed fairy-tale Brothers Grimm. Grimm tries to protect Jacob and his good friend, Ginger, from harm, but it seems that no matter what he does, danger is headed their way. Jeremy, Ginger, and Grimm must solve the mystery of their town to save themselves as well as those they love.
This is the story of a boy, a girl, and a ghost. In the land of Never Better, Jeremy Johnson Johnson is a smart, sensitive 15 year old who hears voices, particularly the voice of Jacob Grimm- one half of the famed fairy-tale Brothers Grimm. Grimm tries to protect Jacob and his good friend, Ginger, from harm, but it seems that no matter what he does, danger is headed their way. Jeremy, Ginger, and Grimm must solve the mystery of their town to save themselves as well as those they love.
Evelyn Serrano has two secrets - her true feelings about growing up in Spanish Harlem and her attitude about Abuela, her sassy grandmother. Events erupt, like the Young Lords setting street fires and protesting. Abuela steps in to take charge, tempers flare, loyalties are tested, and through it all Evelyn learns important truths about her Latino heritage.
The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List by Leon Leyson
This is a remarkable memoir of a family's survival of the Holocaust, thanks to Oskar Schindler's repeated interventions. It is told in the voice of Leon Leyson, the youngest member of Schindler’s list, who offers his account of day-to-day existence in the factory, helping readers understand the Holocaust through the life of a young person who lived it.
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards)) by Cynthia Levinson
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This is the little-known story of 4,000 Black elementary-, middle-, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. These are the first-hand accounts of four Black children who boycotted school to participate in a march to protest segregation. Their efforts for desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement are well researched and told through original interviews and photos.
This is the little-known story of 4,000 Black elementary-, middle-, and high school students who voluntarily went to jail in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. These are the first-hand accounts of four Black children who boycotted school to participate in a march to protest segregation. Their efforts for desegregation during the Civil Rights Movement are well researched and told through original interviews and photos.
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This memoir of a young Maasai boy tells the story of Lekuton who grows up as part of a nomadic tribe in Kenya. The story sheds light on the Massai culture and life on the savanna. Lekuton comes from a family of nomadic cow-herders, and Kenyan law required each family to send one child to school. Lekuton was the chosen child, and school opened up his world. He works to preserve his Maasai heritage while taking advantage of the opportunities that education brings his way.
This memoir of a young Maasai boy tells the story of Lekuton who grows up as part of a nomadic tribe in Kenya. The story sheds light on the Massai culture and life on the savanna. Lekuton comes from a family of nomadic cow-herders, and Kenyan law required each family to send one child to school. Lekuton was the chosen child, and school opened up his world. He works to preserve his Maasai heritage while taking advantage of the opportunities that education brings his way.
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller (Center for Cartoon Studies Presents) by Joseph Lambert
This biographical graphic novel tells the story of Annie Sullivan’s difficult childhood and her first years working to help Helen Keller
communicate and make sense of a world she could neither see nor hear.
communicate and make sense of a world she could neither see nor hear.
There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck—which is exactly what Summer must do to save her family. Just when she thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency whisks her parents away to Japan, and Summer and her little brother are left in the care of their grandparents. Summer figures the bad luck must be finished—but then it gets worse.
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Have you ever wanted to go on strike from your parents? Jack is fed up with the extracurricular overload his parents have heaped on him, so he goes on strike and refuses to leave the couch until his parents give in.
Have you ever wanted to go on strike from your parents? Jack is fed up with the extracurricular overload his parents have heaped on him, so he goes on strike and refuses to leave the couch until his parents give in.
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Flora loves reading comic books with superheroes. To her delight, a squirrel is sucked into a magic vacuum cleaner and emerges as a pet with unique superhero powers. Can this flying rodent help heal the problems plaguing Flora and her family?
Flora loves reading comic books with superheroes. To her delight, a squirrel is sucked into a magic vacuum cleaner and emerges as a pet with unique superhero powers. Can this flying rodent help heal the problems plaguing Flora and her family?
What are black holes? Where do they come from? How do we know they exist? Will Earth fall into one? This book is an excellent introduction to an extremely complex scientific concept as it takes readers on a ride through the galaxies. Fall into this book and learn about the phenomenon known as a black hole.
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Sisters Summer and Bird wake up one morning to find their parents missing. A message leads the girls to the forest, where they enter the magical and dangerous world of Down. While searching for their parents, the sisters go on separate quests to find the bird queen, vanquish the bird-swallowing Puppeteer, and guide the birds to their
true home.
Sisters Summer and Bird wake up one morning to find their parents missing. A message leads the girls to the forest, where they enter the magical and dangerous world of Down. While searching for their parents, the sisters go on separate quests to find the bird queen, vanquish the bird-swallowing Puppeteer, and guide the birds to their
true home.
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Sophronia is far from a proper Victorian young lady. She would rather take apart machinery, climb, and generally cause trouble than learn to curtsy. When her mother sends her off to Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality to learn how to be a proper lady, she is shocked to learn that the school is
actually a floating airship where young girls are taught the skills of espionage. This steampunk mystery is filled with dirigibles, robots, werewolves, and vampires!
Sophronia is far from a proper Victorian young lady. She would rather take apart machinery, climb, and generally cause trouble than learn to curtsy. When her mother sends her off to Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality to learn how to be a proper lady, she is shocked to learn that the school is
actually a floating airship where young girls are taught the skills of espionage. This steampunk mystery is filled with dirigibles, robots, werewolves, and vampires!
The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb
At the end of World War II, Adolf Eichmann, the head of operations for the Nazis' Final Solution, walked into the mountains of Germany and vanished from view. Sixteen years later, an elite team of spies captured him at a bus stop in Argentina and smuggled him to Israel, resulting in one of the century's most important trials.
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Raccoon brothers, Bingo and J’miah, live in Sugar Man Swamp. They are the newest recruits of the Sugar Man Swamp Scouts who serve the Sugar Man, a massive yeti-like creature who has slept for the past 60 years. It is their job to alert Sugar Man to impending danger, and the rest of the swamp creatures rely on their work. Meanwhile, a boy named Chap who lives on the edge of the Bayou may not be a member of the Sugar Man Swamp Scouts, but he loves the swamp and will do anything to protect it. And protect it they must, because alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch wants to turn the swamp into an alligator wrestling arena and theme park, and a gang of wild hogs are headed their way!
Raccoon brothers, Bingo and J’miah, live in Sugar Man Swamp. They are the newest recruits of the Sugar Man Swamp Scouts who serve the Sugar Man, a massive yeti-like creature who has slept for the past 60 years. It is their job to alert Sugar Man to impending danger, and the rest of the swamp creatures rely on their work. Meanwhile, a boy named Chap who lives on the edge of the Bayou may not be a member of the Sugar Man Swamp Scouts, but he loves the swamp and will do anything to protect it. And protect it they must, because alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch wants to turn the swamp into an alligator wrestling arena and theme park, and a gang of wild hogs are headed their way!
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Two very different high school students, Tripp and Lyla, begin an unexpected friendship after discovering a common love of writing songs on the guitar.
Two very different high school students, Tripp and Lyla, begin an unexpected friendship after discovering a common love of writing songs on the guitar.
When lin stumbles across a strange key that leads her to a portal in her cellar, she opens up a gate to the magical world of Sylver, a land of eternal winter inhabited by every dead animal ever loved by a child. Lin is reunited with Rufus, the much-loved vole who used to be her best friend. Together, Lin and Rufus must find the missing Winter Prince and work together to save this enchanted world.
The adventures of a twelve-year-old boy who helped his neighbors during the Blizzard of 1888.